Dreaming Cosmos

“Resisting death. That’s what it comes down to. It’s like you’re on autopilot: No matter how much you hate life, your body doggedly resists death. Even other people aren’t allowed to die. You still try to stop them.” Meng Sheng scoffed. “What a joke!”

— from Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin; translated by Bonnie Huie